keshene

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Pronunciations

keshene (KEHSH-eh-neh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A pocket.

  • n. A wallet.

Example Sentences

  • "No, you will find discussion among Jews on the question — what happens to the hole of the bagel after the whole bagel is eaten? The conclusion some reached is that after the bagel is eaten, the hole moves to the kesheneh (the pocket) which of course has to pay for the bagel." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קעשענע keshene

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      kesheneh

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